working moms who BF and supplement

Do you keep to the same schedule while you are home with baby? Like , when I"m at work I have to get her up (if she doesn't get up herself) around 6. Should I be doing that on weekends too??? Not that I'll ever get to sleep in again in this lifetime but what if I let her go to like 7? I BF before work and after work and she gets formula the rest of the day. This morning I BF'd at 7 but the next feeding will be formula.

Re: working moms who BF and supplement

i'm wondering the same thing. Hopefully i will have completely stopped BF by the end of september but i'm still curious about how you do it with weekends?? plus i may also try and keep the morning BF and night BF.

Re: working moms who BF and supplement

I would to maintain your supply.

I BF in the AM, pump at work for the next days bottles, BF at night and then DD gets a formula bottle before bed.

She keeps pretty close to her same schedule on the weekends. We feed on demand so although it's not exactly the same time every day, it's close.

Re: working moms who BF and supplement

6 am or 7 am should make no difference at all.

My DD woke up automatically at 6:30am on weekdays & weekends so I just always fed her then, but if she slept late, then I fed her later. No big deal. But during the day she was definitely on a set schedule after 6 months.

Re: working moms who BF and supplement

My DS gets up at 6 am during the week but I think it is because he hears DH get up and leave at about 5:30 because that is when he starts to stir. On the weekends he will sleep in until 7:00 or 7:30. I let me wake up on his own schedule. He usually gets 10 hrs a night